1969 Steelers draft choices: Round - Player/College
1 - Joe Greene, North Texas State
2 - Terry Hanratty, Notre Dame
2 - Warren Bankston, Tulane
3 - Jon Kolb, Oklahoma State
4 - Bob Campbell, Penn State
7 - Charles Beatty, North Texas State
7 - Chadwick Brown, East Texas State
8 - Joe Cooper, Tennessee State
9 - John Sodaski, Villanova
10 - L.C. Greenwood, Arkansas AM&N
11 - C. Washington, Arkansas AM&N
12 - Doug Fisher, San Diego State
13 - John Lynch, Drake
14 - Bob Houmard, Ohio
15 - Ken Liberto, Louisiana Tech
16 - Dock Mosley, Alcorn A&M
17 - Bill Eppright, Kent State
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The following players were drafted by the Steelers in the 1991 NFL draft: Huey Richardson - Florida
Jeff Graham - Ohio State
Ernie Mills - Florida
Sammy Walker - Texas Tech
Adrian Cooper - Oklahoma
Leroy Thompson - Penn State
Andre Jones - Notre Dame
Dean Dingman - Michigan
Bruce McGonnigal - Virginia
Ariel Solomon - Colorado
Efrum Thomas - Alabama
Jeff Brady - Kentucky
The following players were drafted by the Steelers in the 1977 NFL Draft: Round/Overall/Player/Position 1 / 21 / Robin Cole / LB 2 / 48 / Sidney Thornton / RB 3 / 60 / Tom Beasley / DE 3 / 75 / Jim Smith / WR 4 / 93 / Ted Petersen / OT 4 / 99 / Laverne Smith / RB 4 / 106 / Dan Audick / OT 5 / 121 / Cliff Stoudt / QB 5 / 125 / Steve Courson / OG 5 / 132 / Dennis Winston / LB 6 / 159 / Paul Harris / LB 10 / 271 / Dave LaCrosse / LB
Unknown / Unknown / Randy Frisch, Missouri / Unknown
Unknown / Unknown / Phil August, Miami (FL) / Unknown
Unknown / Unknown / Roosevelt Kelly, Eastern Kentucky / Unknown
Unknown / Unknown / Alvin Cowans, Florida / Unknown
Unknown / Unknown / Lou West, Cincinnati / Unknown
Unknown / Unknown / Jimmy Stephens, Florida / Unknown
The Steelers 1968 draft picks: Round 1 - Mike Taylor, USC
Round 2 - Ernie Ruple, Arkansas
Round 3 - John Henderson, Colorado State
Round 3 - Ken Hebert, Houston
Round 7 - Doug Dalton, New Mexico State
Round 7 - Bill Glennon, Washington
Round 8 - Danny Holman, San Jose State
Round 9 - John Knight, Weber State
Round 11 - Kim King, Georgia Tech
Round 12 - Sam Wheeler, Wisconsin
Round 13 - Joe Roundy, Puget Sound
Round 14 - Lou Harris, Kent State
Round 15 - Bob Lanning, Northern Montana
Round 16 - Rocky Bleier, Notre Dame
Round 17 - Bob Cole, South Carolina
2002 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
1 (30, 30) - Kendall Simmons, Auburn, G
2 (30, 62) - Antwaan Randle El, Indiana, WR
3 (29, 94) - Chris Hope, Florida State, DB
4 (30, 128) - Larry Foote, Michigan, LB
5 (31, 166) - Verron Haynes, Georgia, RB
6 (30, 202) - Lee Mays, Texas-El Paso, WR
7 (1, 212) - LaVar Glover, Cincinnati, DB
7 (31, 242) - Brett Keisel, Brigham Young, DE
2000 Pittsburgh Steelers Draft
1st round (8th pick of round, 8th overall) - Plaxico Burress, Michigan State, WR
2nd round (7th pick of round, 38th overall) - Marvel Smith, Arizona State, T
3rd round (10th pick of round, 72nd overall) - Kendrick Clancy, Mississippi, DT
3rd round (15th pick of round, 77th overall) - Hank Poteat, Pittsburgh, DB
4th round (9th pick of round, 103rd overall) - Danny Farmer, UCLA, WR
5th round (8th pick of round, 137th overall) - Clark Haggans, Colorado State, LB
5th round (34th pick of round, 163rd overall) - Tee Martin, Tennessee, QB
6th round (7th pick of round, 173rd overall) - Chris Combs, Duke, DE
6th round (38th pick of round, 204th overall) - Jason Gavadza, Kent State, TE
Round 1: Troy Polamalu, S, U.S.C. Round 2: Alonzo Jackson, OLB, Florida State Round 4: Ike Taylor, CB, Lafayette Round 5: Brian St. Pierre, QB, Boston College Round 7: J.T. Wall, FB, Georgia
The Steelers drafted Troy Polamalu in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft.
In 1936, the Steelers first ever number one draft pick was William Shakespeare. He was a halfback from Notre Dame.Shakespeare never did play in the NFL, instead he decided to pursue a career in business.
Troy Polamalu was drafted by the Steelers in 2003. He is currently in his tenth season.
Jason Gildon was a former Pro Bowl linebacker for the Steelers from 1994 to 2003. He is also the Steelers all-time leader in sacks with 77.
Troy Polamalu played his first professional football game on September 7, 2003. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers that same year.